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The rain flowed down Qin Feng's cheeks, soaking all his clothes, but at this time, Qin Feng didn't have the heart to care about this, he stretched out his hand to draw a circle in the wind and rain, and said loudly: "Generals, we are now at the southeast end of this Cape Comori, on this side of Cape Comorin, although you can see a long sandy beach, but in fact, these beaches are surrounded by dense reefs, and the situation under the water is difficult to find out, once the anchor falls into the quicksand under the water, it is very likely that there is no way to drag the warship at all, When the time comes, it will be an irremediable disaster for a huge treasure ship or a merchant ship to rush directly into the reef or beach with the wind and the sea, and then we will face more trouble than just going against the wind, and the ship running aground or hitting the reef is no different from being blown directly to the cliff by the wind. ”

Including Ma Yan, everyone gasped, everyone was in the same boat, and it was not the first time that Qin Feng had come to this Komori Point, what he said must be true.

"Our merchant ships have a shallow draft, so we are not afraid of this, but the warships of the navy really can't take risks, so it is better to go straight against the wind and go around Cape Comorin. Moreover, the beach in this area is gentle, and there is a lack of deep-water harbors, so there is no suitable place to stop the huge fleet," Qin Feng can be said to be an out-and-out novice in military command, but when it comes to the surrounding waterway conditions and sailing experience, he can be said to be at ease, "It is actually not a good thing to directly expose the fleet to this wind and waves, once a ship is loosened, the entire fleet may fall apart." ”

Immediately, Qin Feng stretched out his hand and pointed to the north of Cape Comorin: "And as long as we can break through this sea area, there are many deep-water ports along the north coast, and merchant ships come and go on weekdays, and in the face of storms at sea, we will generally choose to anchor there and wait, which can completely accommodate our entire fleet." Although General Zhang had not traveled this route, he had detailed charts in his hand, and the old captain of our merchant fleet was with him, so nine times out of ten, he also planned to do so. ”

Ma Yan nodded, his gaze swept over everyone: "Do you have any more opinions?" ”

"Please give the general an order!" Several generals solemnly bowed their hands and said loudly.

"All the brothers in the cabin should not be idle, ask the brothers in the navy if they need help, now that we are in trouble, we have no reason to stand idly by, we have to help the field if we say anything, but also help ourselves!" Ma Yan waved his hand.

"No!" The generals replied loudly and sped away.

Because the signal flag on Zhang Gui's flagship was wet by the rain, it was immediately replaced with a light signal, and the flying shear clippers in front of them, which were struggling to move forward against the wind, slowed down at the same time, while the huge treasure ships were moving forward, and after passing the flying shear clipper, the treasure ships moved closer to the middle at the same time, and built a wall in front of the flying shear clippers, large sea ships and merchant ships behind, and pushed forward. At the same time, on both sides and behind the fleet, treasure ships also emerged from the crowd, forming a tall wall that almost reached into the sky.

Once the Ming Oriental Fleet in the East Ferry put out of the treasure ship array, in the south of the sea and sky reappeared, the huge treasure ship is the symbol of the Ming Navy, usually navigation is as the center of the entire fleet, but in this storm, these treasure ships do not hesitate to top out, for all small ships to shelter from the wind and rain, but also can effectively prevent small ships from being washed away.

The array of treasure ships, the strength and unity of the Ming Navy, the strong strength and financial resources of the Ming Dynasty and the level of industrial manufacturing are fully revealed at this moment.

With the order of the ship, the portholes on both sides of the treasure ship opened, and the huge oars went straight into the seawater, and the flywheels on both sides of the ship also ran slowly under the stepping of the admirals, and the sea water was constantly rolled backwards, and the huge treasure ships seemed to move on the sea like rolling mountains.

Western sea vessels, in the case of headwinds, generally rely on oars to move forward, which is time-consuming, laborious and has little effect, after all, compared with the strong winds of nature, human strength is still too weak. In China, there is a main way to sail against the current, that is, the flywheel on both sides of the warship, relying on the constant foot pedaling, this flywheel can constantly beat the water surface while rotating, and the water will naturally push the warship forward, but this technology because of the impact on the stability of the ship, so it was often only applied to inland river vessels before.

Later, the Ministry of Industry improved it, using more expensive but strong materials, and even simply replacing the flywheel's axis with copper or steel pillars because of the large waves, so that ships equipped with flywheels could move forward on the sea without relying on the wind. In this way, the problem of over-reliance on wind power can be solved to a certain extent.

After all, Daming's steam engine is still being studied, otherwise it wouldn't be so troublesome.

Of course, the stability and reliability of this flywheel are not particularly good, so the Ministry of Industry also advises the Navy not to use it until it is absolutely necessary.

Of course, it is clear that the time has come for the last resort.

As for Qin Feng, a cold sea breeze blew, making him shiver subconsciously, only to realize that he was already soaked, and he didn't notice it at all just now. In fact, everyone, including the horse slab itself, was already thoroughly wet. In the face of this demonic wind, the cloak hat has long lost its original role, and the wind and rain pour in every crevice that may enter.

However, looking at the horses standing there with clairvoyance, and then looking at the soldiers shouting and running on the deck, the chill on Qin Feng's body slowly dissipated, and there seemed to be something churning and surging among the hundreds of limbs, making him have a flame burning in his heart.

At this moment, he, Qin Feng, as a merchant of the Ming Dynasty, was also standing on the building of the most powerful warship of the Ming Dynasty, in front of them, the wind swept the huge waves, mixed with the torrential rain, and under their feet, the giant ships were chopping the waves, the wind and waves were roaring, and the warships were moving forward!

The horrors of the sea, in front of the warships that broke the waves, were crushed into powder.

"Brother Qin Xian, don't catch a cold." At this time, Ma Feng also saw Qin Feng who was holding on to the railing and looking down at the side, and couldn't help but admonish, Qin Feng was a businessman after all, not a soldier, and his physique was much worse than them, "You are our living map, if it wasn't for you just now, these boys don't know how to make a fuss, and the old man doesn't want to have no way to explain to General Zhang." ”

"The old general is polite, it's a matter of duty," Qin Feng said with a smile, but his eyes couldn't move away from the figures below, "Old general, there is something wrong, I feel more relieved to ask." Do you think we can triumph this time? ”

Stunned for a moment, Ma Yan immediately laughed and said: "Look at these good sons of the Ming Dynasty, do you think we can triumph?!" ”

Before he finished speaking, Ma Yan had already walked downstairs to the ship, and the guards beside him had already rushed ahead of the old general to help the people on the deck put away the sails together. Suddenly remembering something, Ma Yan paused on the stairs and looked back at Qin Feng, the old general's voice was still very loud in the wind and rain: "Brother, this turmoil is sinister, but with our ability, we have to break a way in this storm and waves, Da Ming Erlang swept the world, there is nothing to be afraid of!" ”

Ma Yan's hearty laughter was still echoing in the wind, and Qin Feng looked at Ma Yan's figure silently, watching him merge with the countless figures on the deck, sighed softly, looked up at the inky sky and the cape, looked at the fleet that was cleaving the waves, and muttered:

"The husband should be like this!"

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Nanjing City, Zuo Prime Minister's Mansion.

"Be lighter." Wen Tianxiang sat with his back to his wife Ou Shi, and Ou Shi was looking for him in his hair, and after a while, he pulled out a silver hair, maybe because Ou Shi used more force, so even with Wen Tianxiang's calm character, he couldn't help but say more.

Ou Shi knew that it was not because of how much strength he really had, but because his husband was restless, and let Ou Shi help him find his white hair, which could be regarded as Wen Tianxiang's time to relax.

Looking at the handful of white hair that had accumulated on his hands, Ou Shi couldn't help but sigh softly, his husband was actually in his thirties, and it was definitely not normal to have so many white hair at this age. But Ou also knows what kind of responsibility and pressure Wen Tianxiang bears as the left prime minister of the Ming Dynasty, above one person and under ten thousand people.

Although there is a twelve-year-old worship of Ganluo in history, it is a minority after all. Wen Tianxiang has changed from a lonely person a few years ago to the current prime minister of the Ming Dynasty at the age of thirty, and even the word "steady progress" is not suitable to describe it, and it should be most appropriate to use one step to reach the sky. It's just that because Ye Yingwu Zhuyu is in front, Wen Tianxiang's rise is nothing that can attract people, he is Ye Yingwu's military advisor and chief staff, Ye Yingwu sat on the throne, he should naturally serve as prime minister, which is normal in the eyes of many people, so that many people ignore Wen Tianxiang's own ability and his young age.

After all, Ye Yingwu ascended to the throne at such an age, and when Jiang Wanli and other old ministers were already old and could not support him for a few years, he really needed an absolute cronie to serve as prime minister, so as to ensure that his foundation was thicker because he rose too fast and was not solid, so as to avoid the imperial power being completely hollowed out. Wen Tianxiang can be said to be Ye Yingwu's only and best choice.

Wen Tianxiang himself obviously understands the opinions of others, so he has always been desperate when dealing with government affairs. He was originally a steady but very strong character, and in the imperial examination that year, Wen Tianxiang was able to win the top prize in the blockbuster examination, which is the embodiment of his ability and strong character.

When he followed Ye Yingwu to Qingyuan Mansion, Wen Tianxiang was at the lowest point of his life, and he was disheartened, and accompanying Ye Yingwu was actually just protecting his junior brother, so as to avoid any danger to Ye Yingwu, and he didn't think that Ye Yingwu would be able to start from that time, all the way to the east wind, and finally became the emperor of the Ming Dynasty by mistake, and he Wen Tianxiang became the prime minister of the Ming Dynasty.

In the past few years, it has been like a dream for Wen Tianxiang, but he will not sink into this dream, as the prime minister of the Ming Dynasty, and a prime minister who is somewhat criticized in the hearts of the rest of the people, Wen Tianxiang can be said to have been dreaming of sleeping at night, devoting all his physical and mental energy to the state affairs of the Ming Dynasty, and it is precisely because of his existence that the burden on Ye Yingwu's shoulders is actually much lighter.

And the corresponding Wen Tianxiang also paid a great price, heavy pressure and many political affairs made him grow early, so he had to ask Ou Shi to help him pick out gray hair every once in a while.

"Husband, how many days have passed, don't you really plan to meet Your Majesty? Tomorrow is the Great Pilgrimage. Ou Shi stretched out his hand and pressed Wen Tianxiang's shoulder to massage him, and said helplessly, "If you go to the imperial meeting, ······."

Wen Tianxiang slowly leaned back in his chair, and the expression on his face became a little heavier.

Since the last time Ye Yingwu was angry in the imperial study, Wen Tianxiang had actually not seen Ye Yingwu for four days. The Ming system, a small dynasty on five days, and a big dynasty on seven days, so tomorrow is the big court, if Wen Tianxiang does not meet Ye Yingwu again, not to mention whether there will be more and more gaps and suspicions between the two, just between the government and the opposition, there will be discussions about the emperor and the prime minister who have obviously shown a disagreeable posture.

Although Wen Tianxiang and Ye Yingwu are still performing their duties and maintaining the smooth operation of the entire Ming Dynasty together, it does not mean that these officials in the government and the opposition have not noticed the increasingly obvious contradictions between the political affairs hall and the emperor. Even the servants of the Wen family went to the street to buy and entertain, and they heard some rumors about the contradictions between His Majesty and the political hall in the teahouse.

Now Lu Xiufu, the governor of the political affairs hall, is still in the north, and the right prime minister Su Liuyi did not want to be involved in the struggle between the court and the family, and now he did not hesitate to undertake the task of going south to sit on the Nanyang front, which means that among the three ministers of the political affairs hall, only Wen Tianxiang is still in Nanjing City, so it is nominally a contradiction between the political affairs hall and His Majesty, but everyone knows that this is clearly talking about the contradiction between Wen Tianxiang and His Majesty.

This pair of monarchs and ministers who have fought side by side and supported each other all the way to today, have worked together to turn the tide, and have also jointly supported the heavenly dome of the sun and the moon, so now although the discord between Wen Tianxiang and Ye Yingwu is not on the surface, but those who have a heart can figure it out a long time ago, even if they are scholars who watch the excitement, they are also very curious and interested in this matter.

So today, Ou took advantage of this opportunity and finally couldn't help but ask.

My husband is always resolutely on His Majesty's side, but this time he is hesitating in his heart. Ou Shi didn't believe that Wen Tianxiang would do anything unfavorable to Ye Yingwu, because this guy was definitely not a person who didn't know how to repay his kindness, Ye Yingwu had great kindness to him, let Wen Tianxiang betray Ye Yingwu, and he wouldn't do it if he killed Wen Tianxiang.

Now Wen Tianxiang is just waiting and seeing, hesitating, because Ye Yingwu obviously has the upper hand, so his attitude is not so important, otherwise Ou believes that Wen Tianxiang will definitely help Ye Yingwu without hesitation.

"The last time Your Majesty was angry, he was angry and wavering, maybe he didn't show his attitude at that time, which was the biggest mistake he made in his life." Wen Tianxiang said in a deep voice, the expression on his face looked calm, but the fingers that gently tapped the table showed his inner struggle and hesitation vividly, "But I still feel that Your Majesty has done a little too much." ”

Ou gently kneaded Wen Tianxiang's shoulder, and Wen Tianxiang's stiff muscles told her how tired her husband was. She knows very well what her husband thinks in her heart, what Ye Yingwu wants is to completely suppress the family, so that the Ming court has absolute control over the world, and further avoid that one day the new family and the old family will control the world again, so that the Ming Dynasty has to face the danger of splitting, the fall of the Han Dynasty and the Tang Dynasty, isn't it because the local forces are too strong.

And what Wen Tianxiang wants to do is actually checks and balances. The national policy of the Song Dynasty is to share the world with the scholars, and the scholars are basically born in the local families, so in fact, the Song Dynasty's family and country policy is the emperor and officials and the families behind them to make decisions together, it turns out that this policy is not a good policy, it is easy to lead to a decline in the efficiency of the imperial court, coupled with the redundant policy of the Song Dynasty, it is to make the Northern Song Dynasty court bloated and incompetent to the extreme, thus becoming an objective reason for the difficulty of Jingkang.